Richmal CROMPTON (1890 - 1969)
The second of Crompton's series of 39 books
about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some,
a dastardly villain to others, this book is structured round a year in
his life. Starting with William waking up on Christmas morning and
ending with him going to sleep the following Christmas Eve, there are
the usual round of misadventures, misunderstanding and general mayhem in
between. When a boy like William wakes up under a motto that says "A
Busy Day Is A Happy Day" alongside a copy of "Things A Boy Can Do", the
chaos is just around the corner. Includes the very first William short
story - "Rice Mould". Often dismissed as childrens literature, the first
few books of William stories were probably aimed more at an adult
audience. They resonate with a distinctly English humour, but there are
obvious echoes from 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'.
Genre(s): Children's Fiction, General Fiction, Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Running Time: 5:20:46
Zip file size: 150.4MB
Catalog date: 2007-09-22
Read by: Kara Shallenberg
Book Coordinator: Kara Shallenberg
Meta Coordinator: Jim Mowatt
Proof Listener: Ans Wink
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